Issue 4 2025
Issue 4 2025 Term 1 Week 4

Term 1 Week 4, 20 Feb 2025

From the Principal

Recently I was asked for my opinion on the purpose of education and schooling, and my answer was simple: to help people be able to live worthy lives in a world worth living in. While this aspiration is grounded in various philosophies, it is also at the heart of our Redlands Vision and Mission.

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Issue 4 2025 Term 1 Week 4
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Community

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Community Update

Community Update

We look forward to welcoming parents and carers tomorrow evening to our annual Twilight in the Garden event. Twilight in the Garden provides a wonderful opportunity for our new families to connect with our school community. More

Foundation

Foundation

We are very excited to announce Save the Date for the highly anticipated event – Redlands Gala Ball to take place this year on Saturday 9 August at the Fullerton Hotel, 1 Martin Place, CBD. More

Redlands Parents and Friends

Redlands Parents and Friends

Just a few tickets remaining – don’t miss out! This Friday, 21 February, is the ever-popular Twilight Drinks - a wonderful evening that brings together parents and teachers from across the school community to meet and greet new and old friends. More

Secondary School

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Head of Secondary School

Head of Secondary School

It’s been a wonderful Week 4 on the Senior Campus and Week 2 on the High Country Campus. This week, we launch a new ‘note’ to our Note Day, with a weekly feature from Mr Edward Atkins, our Head of High Country Campus. More

Moonbah

Moonbah

After a week and a half at Moonbah, students have comfortably settled into their daily routines and adjusted well to the new environment. Students have enjoyed their morning fitness and wellbeing sessions, embracing the opportunity to start the day with energy and focus. More

Cocurricular Clubs

This week at Beekeeping Club we had an unprecedented number of students turn up to meet our Redlands bees. More

Year 12

Our Twilight in the Garden event this Friday night provides a wonderful opportunity for all families to connect on the Fahl Garden on our Senior Campus. More

Year 11

The first few weeks of term have passed quickly, and students are settling into their routines. More

Year 10

We are excited to present further information about the planned Year 10 Arnhem Land trip for 2025. Our students, accompanied by Redlands staff, will travel to North East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory from Sunday 1 June – Friday 6 June.  More

Year 9

Getting into our Flow and Fine-Tuning our Routines: We are now well into Term 1 and Yr 9 are getting into their work, study and cocurricular routines. More

Year 8

This week students have been engaging in some fantastic Safer Internet Day initiatives. During our Pastoral Care sessions. More

Year 7

Last week, Ms Webster’s Tutor Group, Dumolo Blue, were hard at work creating Pet Rocks. As you may have heard, Mr Corcoran and Mrs Van de Peer have introduced their pets to the students in what has been named the Leo Pet Wars for 2025.  More

Junior School

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Head of Junior School

Head of Junior School

As the students start to settle into the rhythms and routines of the new school year, making and consolidating friendships is an essential, core ingredient in how they feel about school. More

Redlands House and PreKindergarten

Redlands House and PreKindergarten

Can you believe we are in Week 4 already! The new Juniors and Seniors have settled in beautifully and the enjoying their days. More

Deputy Head of Junior School: Students (K-2)

Deputy Head of Junior School: Students (K-2)

Well, this week has just flown by! There has been great excitement at lunchtime as our Lunchtime Clubs have been launched. I have the pleasure of running a Friendship Club several times a week, which is a lovely opportunity for me to interact with the students and get to know them better. More

Deputy Head: Students (3-6)

Deputy Head: Students (3-6)

We are delighted to announce that Redlands Junior School is becoming a “URStrong” School.  Research shows that relationships are the heart of wellbeing and when friendships thrive, children flourish. More

Sport

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Secondary Sport

Secondary Sport

I was reading a great article this week titled Sticking with sport during school years linked to academic success. Overall, they found that continued sports participation during school years was linked to lower absenteeism, better attention and memory, higher NAPLAN and end-of-school scores. More

Junior Sport

Junior Sport

Last Saturday , our Representative Sports Program commenced in earnest, with all scheduled matches unfolding as planned. It marked the initiation of our newest students' journey into representative sports. More

Performing Arts

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Dance Academy

Dance Academy

Our Academy dancers are thriving in their classes at Moonbah! The Wednesday afternoon Jazz class with Ms Maddy is a huge success and Ms Jasmin's early morning ballet sessions are beautifully engaging, catering to dancers of all levels. More

Drama and Theatre

Drama and Theatre

Huge congratulations to Rebecca Ordíz (Burchett), Redlander 2019, who has just been announced in the role of Girl Scout and the cover for the principal role of Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice The Musical. More

Music

Music

Registrations close next week! The excitement is growing for our inaugural Redlands Music Performance Competition and time is running out to sign up - registrations close next Monday 24 February at 8:00am. More

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